Reuters US Domestic News Summary

09/09/2016 19:53

Following is a summary of current US domestic news briefs.

Lawsuit over NYC Marathon lottery is settled

New York City Marathon organizers on Friday settled a lawsuit by runners who said their use of a lottery, in which nonrefundable fees were charged, to decide who gets to race was illegal. Papers detailing the settlement with the nonprofit New York Road Runners Inc were filed with the U.S. District Court in Manhattan. Court approval is required.

New Jersey man gets new trial in Clementi cyberbullying case

A New Jersey appeals court on Friday threw out the conviction of a former Rutgers University student who used a webcam to record his roommate kissing another man, leading the roommate to commit suicide. Dharun Ravi was convicted in 2012 on 15 charges, including several bias intimidation counts, after he allegedly led a group of students to spy on his roommate Tyler Clementi in 2010.

North Carolina man arrested for lying about clown sighting

A North Carolina man who told police someone dressed as a clown had knocked on his window at night landed in jail on Friday after admitting he fabricated the story, the latest twist in a string of such reported sightings in recent weeks. David Wayne Armstrong, 24, described to Winston-Salem police how he had chased the clown into nearby woods, but authorities said in a statement he had lied. He was arrested on a charge of filing a false police report.

Wisconsin appeals overturned conviction in 'Making a Murderer' case

Wisconsin on Friday appealed a federal judge's ruling to overturn the conviction of one of two Wisconsin men serving life sentences for the 2005 slaying of a freelance photographer in a case spotlighted in the popular Netflix television documentary "Making a Murderer." Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel appealed the case to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Seven officers to face charges in Oakland, Calif. police sex scandal

Seven current and former San Francisco Bay Area law enforcement officers will face charges in connection with a sex scandal that has rocked the Oakland Police Department, prosecutors said on Friday. Three Oakland police chiefs resigned in quick succession in June, after news of the scandal involving a teenage sex worker and police officers emerged in local media.

Chelsea Manning announces hunger strike over treatment in prison

U.S. soldier Chelsea Manning, serving a 35-year prison term for passing classified files to WikiLeaks, said on Friday that she would refuse to eat until given help for her gender dysphoria and "treated with dignity, respect and humanity" by the government. The 28-year-old Army private, who was born male but revealed after being convicted of espionage that she identifies as a woman, tried to commit suicide in July over what her representatives said was the government's denial of appropriate treatment for those gender issues.

U.S. returns to 1 World Trade Center 15 years after attacks

The U.S. federal government on Friday marked its return to the rebuilt 1 World Trade Center, moving its New York City offices back to Lower Manhattan 15 years after the Sept. 11 attacks that had reduced the site to rubble. "Today is meant to be an uplifting day, a sign of our determination to move forward," said U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson at an event on the 63rd floor.

NFL's Sept. 11 plans may collide with anthem protests

The NFL said on Friday it will commemorate the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States during games on Sunday, the same day when some players plan to protest during the U.S. national anthem. Four players have so far opted to kneel during the anthem in a protest against social injustice, a controversial gesture that started during the preseason and one that many consider to be a sign of disrespect to the American flag.

Wisconsin girl in stabbing attack in Slenderman case changes plea

One of the two Wisconsin girls accused of attacking a classmate to please a fictional character named Slenderman changed her plea to not guilty due to mental illness on Friday, according to court records. Anissa Weier and Morgan Geyser were charged with attempted first-degree homicide in the May 2014 stabbing attack in Waukesha, a suburb of Milwaukee. All three girls were 12 years old at the time of the stabbing. Weier and Geyser, who will be tried as adults, are now 14.

North Dakota oil pipeline ruling expected soon from U.S. judge

A U.S. federal judge is expected to rule on Friday on whether to halt construction of a crude oil pipeline in North Dakota that is opposed by Native Americans who say it would pollute nearby rivers and desecrate their sacred land. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg on Tuesday partly granted a restraining order sought by Native American tribes against Dakota Access, the company building the pipeline. Over the weekend, protests at the construction site turned violent.

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